From 1910 to 1940, tens of thousands of immigrants entered the
United States through the West Coast's Angel Island
Immigration Station.
Located in San Francisco's north bay, not far
from Alcatraz Island, the buildings were nearly forgotten and their
history practically lost, until one day Alexander
Weiss, a California State Park
Ranger, re-discovered them in
1970. His chance
discovery began the long journey to save the Immigration Station, and
ultimately, to save the stories hidden within it, and to help us
remember its sad, but important role in American
history.